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==Resources== | |||
===Online Resources=== | |||
===Print Publications=== | |||
*Andrews, Michael. ''Australia Year By Year: A concise history of Australia since 1770''. Sydney, Australia: Trocadero Publishing, 1984. (FamilySearch Library Call Number 994 H2am.) | |||
*Barker, Anthony W. ''What Happened When: A chronology of Australia, 1788–1990''. St. Leonards, N.S.W., Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1992. (FamilySearch Library Call Number 994 H2ba.) | |||
*Bassett, Jan. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Australian History''. Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press, 1986. (FamilySearch Library Call Number 994 H26b.) | |||
*Clark, Charles Manning Hope. ''A History of Australia''. Six Volumes. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1962–1987. (FamilySearch Library Call Number 994 H2c.) | |||
==History== | |||
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanized and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. | Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanized and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. | ||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia] | ||
==Timeline== | |||
1606 - European discovery of the continent by Dutch explorers, who named it New Holland<br> | 1606 - European discovery of the continent by Dutch explorers, who named it New Holland<br> | ||
1788 - The European settlement of Australia began with the English establishment of a penal colony at Sydney Cove, Port Jackson. Its initial population was more than 1,000 convicts and military personnel<br> | 1788 - The European settlement of Australia began with the English establishment of a penal colony at Sydney Cove, Port Jackson. Its initial population was more than 1,000 convicts and military personnel<br> | ||
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The following are only a few of the many historical sources that are available. Some may be found in major research libraries. | The following are only a few of the many historical sources that are available. Some may be found in major research libraries. | ||
For more historical sources, see [[Australia Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]. | For more historical sources, see [[Australia Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]. | ||
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Bibliographies of national, state, and local histories are available for Australia and many of its states. These biographies are listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | Bibliographies of national, state, and local histories are available for Australia and many of its states. These biographies are listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY | AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ||
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